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Thank you for your interest in working with Accion!Accion recruits individuals with whom we can build a strong, mutually beneficial and lasting relationship. We seek to hire highly competent and dynamic professionals who are committed to fighting poverty and who share our vision. Some of the criteria we use to identify potential staff are:

Specific skills and experience that match our needs;

A high level of achievement in their career and/or studies;

An approach to work that fits our organizational culture and values; and

A positive attitude and motivation to excel.

In addition, we welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and consider people at all career stages.

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Global Advisory Solutions:
Accion’s Global Advisory Solutions team provides experienced operational and management support to help build sustainable and scalable companies focused on serving the financial needs of underserved individuals and small businesses. We strengthen our partners and maximize their impact by leveraging innovations in technology and financial services to lower costs and increase quality at scale.
We are a global team of advisors with hands on experience and deep technical and managerial expertise in building and supporting a range of financial service providers (FSPs). We work with organizations in emerging markets across Latin America, Africa and Asia to help them plan, implement, scale and enhance technologies and business models that can reduce bottlenecks to and catalyze the growth of financial services. In addition to our advisory work with FSPs, we contribute to industry development through case study work and research, knowledge sharing, as well as training and capacity building activities.
Position Overview:
Global Advisory Solutions is looking for a Digital Lending Risk Advisor to provide technical expertise and methodologies definition to ensure that FSPs are effectively managing risk at their institutions. As an advisor focused on the team’s risk and credit analytics work, the Digital Lending Risk Advisor will support three core areas to help drive sustainable growth for our clients: risk analysis (stability), credit analytics (insight), and growth strategies (quality). Through risk analysis we help our partners critically evaluate the risks facing an organization – both internally and externally – with an integrated risk management approach. With credit analytics, we use deep data statistical techniques to ascertain the effectiveness of product design, customer identification, underwriting, renewal, and collection policies both through traditional and digital channels. By focusing on understanding the environment and data better, we identify process improvement and product recommendations to help FSPs develop strategies to increase their efficiency, profitability and customer base.
Working as part of a global, cross-functional team, the Digital Lending Risk Advisor will represent Accion as an advisor to our clients, build client relationships and support a variety of risk and credit analytics activities and strategies for our clients. The Digital Lending Risk Advisor will need to have excellent people, project management, and capacity building skills, and a deep understanding of data analytics, risk modeling, and credit underwriting, collections and renewals for FSPs in emerging markets.

About Global Advisory Solutions:
Combining cutting edge innovation and a deep understanding of client need, Accion’s Global Advisory Solutions team offers our partners and the industry unique and strategic insights and operational expertise grounded in decades of hands on support to leading financial service providers (FSPs). Global Advisory Solutions leverages innovations in financial services to lower cost and increase quality at scale, helping to build sustainable and scalable institutions focused on serving the financial needs of underserved individuals and small businesses. Bringing customer centric, data-driven, tech-enabled solutions and tools, Global Advisory Solutions delivers advisory support to FSPs through 5 key service offerings: Growth Strategy and Planning; Customer Strategy and Product Development; Digital Channels; Risk and Credit Analytics; and Business Processes and Operational Efficiency. Our services incorporate a deep understanding of customer needs, and help FSPs capitalize on the value of their data, leveraging technology and automation to transform their business processes, and reach their customers through the most cost-effective and convenient digital channels.
Position Summary
The objective of risk management is to define methodologies to ensure that the risks originated in the Financial Service Providers’ (FSP) operations and expenses associated with the credit cycle (originations, account maintenance and collections) can be predicted and are acceptable to the business. This entails developing and disseminating world-class risk management tools such as credit scoring and analytics capabilities to be implemented by the FSPs and providing guidance and support with respect to the best risk management practices. The Director– Risk and Credit Analytics will be a part of the Global Advisory Solutions team and responsible to support FSPs in the following areas:
- Efficiency & productivity:Providing advisory services to FSPs by helping them design and implement performance monitoring tools, build capacity in portfolio quality analysis to drive growth and design and implement scorecards for automation of key credit processes
- Stability & growth: Providing advisory services in the area of product design and policies (Risk acceptance criteria) and help institutions access and improve their overall risk management frameworks
- Business transition: Providing advisory services in risk impact due to changes in key business processes
- Technology integration: Assisting FSPs in; validating third-party risk scoring tools, upgrading and adjusting exiting risk assessment tools for new technology platforms and helping FSPs understand risk associated with deploying and adopting new technology

About Accion:
Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector. For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 90 partners in 40 countries. More at http://www.accion.org.
About Resource Development
Accion’s Resource Development team has a solid track record of fundraising results through both Institutional and individual giving. In the area of Individual Giving, the team has established itself by maintaining prospective development functions of the department, pursing individual donor opportunities, and strengthening relationships with these donors. The Resource Development Team provides expertise in grant-writing, events, retail fundraising and communications to ensure a highly effective approach in managing prospects within its portfolios.
Position Summary
Accion is seeking a motivated, mission-driven Donor Engagement Specialist to develop and manage relationships with prospects and donors at the $1,000 to $5,000 gift levels. In addition s/he will be primarily responsible for donor events sponsored by Accion’s Resource Development department. The Specialist will serve as a key member of the Individual Giving team, working closely with colleagues across the organization to contribute to the overall growth of Accion’s individual giving program, as well as Accion’s overall Resource Development goals.

About Accion:
Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector. For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 90 partners in 40 countries. More at http://www.accion.org.
Position Summary:
Reporting to Accion’s Accounting Manager, the Finance Analyst will support the Finance and Accounting team with accounting, analytical, and administrative tasks. The role will require frequent interaction and work with Accion’s global accounting staff in Boston and Bogota as well as interaction with the Investments, Budget, HR and Global Operations departments throughout Accion. Activities will include accounting related to grants, contracts and investing activity in the U.S., Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Accion International is seeking a Legal Fellow who will be responsible for assisting in-house legal staff in the following: drafting and negotiating contracts, researching employment law matters, assisting in the provision of advice to internal clients, and for providing general support to the Legal Department in areas of law as needed. S/he would also be responsible for certain compliance-related tasks regarding the development and maintenance of, and training on, organizational policies and procedures. The ideal candidate would be looking to gain legal and compliance experience within the context of international development and financial inclusion and would have the ability to manage multiple projects with urgent deadlines with a sense of humor.

About Accion:
Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector. For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 90 partners in 40 countries. More at http://www.accion.org.
Position Summary
Talent Acquisition at Accion plays a strategic role in filling key vacancies across the organization to support Accion’s operations globally. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be the organization’s main full-cycle recruiter, partnering with hiring managers from the requisition stage through to an employee’s first day, for all of Accion’s departments and across the regions where we work.
We’re looking for a motivated recruiter who can source talent globally and who is driven by social impact.
Working closely with and reporting to the Senior Director of Human Resources, the Specialist will be an essential member of Accion’s HR team and will be Accion’s main liaison to its candidates and hiring partners.